Faik Al-Aboudi
Encyclopedia
Faik Al-Aboudi is a French
painter of Iraqi
descent.
Born in Baghdad
, Faik now lives in Lausanne
since 1999.
From 1990 he participated in numerous group exhibitions in Iraq
, but his first personal exhibition at The Gallery Enae in Baghdad, arrived in 1996.
Since the start of his career Faik demonstrated interest in the history of Iraq, the land of Mesopotamian origin. His paintings reveal cuneiform symbols on the oldest written language. His paintings are in numerous private collections in several states of the world.
Le site officiel de l'artiste Faik Al Aboudi
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
painter of Iraqi
Iraqi people
The Iraqi people or Mesopotamian people are natives or inhabitants of the country of Iraq, known since antiquity as Mesopotamia , with a large diaspora throughout the Arab World, Europe, the Americas, and...
descent.
Born in Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
, Faik now lives in Lausanne
Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
since 1999.
From 1990 he participated in numerous group exhibitions in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
, but his first personal exhibition at The Gallery Enae in Baghdad, arrived in 1996.
Since the start of his career Faik demonstrated interest in the history of Iraq, the land of Mesopotamian origin. His paintings reveal cuneiform symbols on the oldest written language. His paintings are in numerous private collections in several states of the world.
Le site officiel de l'artiste Faik Al Aboudi